ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2017
The association of unemployment from age 21 to 33 with substance use disorder symptoms at age 39: The role of childhood neighborhood characteristics.
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- Employment insecurity and binge drinking in the United States: Implications of unemployment insurance.Preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Neighborhood Social Disorganization in Early Adolescence and Substance Use Trajectories into Young Adulthood: The Moderating Role of Effortful Control and Parental Substance Use.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
- Association Between Unemployment and Mental Disorders: A Narrative Update of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Precarious employment in young adulthood and later alcohol-related morbidity: a register-based cohort study.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2024Article
- Engaging Adolescents in the Fight Against Drug Abuse and Addiction: A Concept Mapping Approach.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2022Article
- Space and Place in Alcohol Research.Current epidemiology reports · 2019Article
- Young Adult Unemployment and Later Depression and Anxiety: Does Childhood Neighborhood Matter?Journal of youth and adolescence · 2019Article
- Childhood neighborhood context and adult substance use problems: the role of socio-economic status at the age of 30 years.Public health · 2018Article
- Developmental Pathways from Parental Socioeconomic Status to Adolescent Substance Use: Alternative and Complementary Reinforcement.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2018Article
- Negative life events and incident alcohol use disorders among ethnic minorities.Journal of ethnicity in substance abuseArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThis study examined whether duration of unemployment from ages 21 to 33 was associated with symptoms of alcohol use disorder, nicotine dependence disorder, and cannabis use disorder at age 39, after accounting for childhood and early adult involvement in substance use and other indicators of psychopathology. Analyses also investigated whether dimensions of perceived neighborhood characteristics during childhood and adolescence contributed to the link between unemployment and substance use disorder symptoms during adulthood. Potential gender differences were examined.
methodUsing life-course calendar data from a prospective longitudinal study (N=677), participants' unemployment history was measured from ages 21 to 33. General childhood and substance use-specific neighborhood characteristics were assessed at ages 10-18.
resultsFindings from negative binomial regression models showed that duration of unemployment was associated with higher levels of alcohol use disorder and nicotine dependence symptoms, after adjusting for earlier involvement in substance use. Substance use-specific neighborhood factors during childhood were associated with symptoms of nicotine dependence and cannabis use disorder. Findings also suggest that the detrimental impact of unemployment on nicotine dependence symptoms was possibly stronger for women.
conclusionsFindings suggest that unemployment may be an important risk factor for alcohol use disorder and nicotine dependence symptoms, indicating that public health efforts providing strategies to cope with unemployment, particularly for women who experience chronic unemployment, may be promising. Additionally, substance use-specific neighborhood characteristics during childhood should be considered as part of a prevention strategy to ameliorate adult nicotine and cannabis use problems.
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